Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/codeforamerica-org/jobs/principal-software-engineer-united-states-remote Job Description: Code for America Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Code for America is a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to improving government services and fostering resilient communities. The organization leverages technology to simplify access to food benefits, tax filing, criminal record clearance, and more, aiming to break down barriers and find real solutions for individuals across the country. Through partnerships with governments and communities, Code for America designs human-centered applications and provides consulting and advisory services to enhance social safety nets and government processes. By building tools and resources that facilitate easier benefit enrollment and tax services, Code for America strives to create a more inclusive government that works for everyone. software β€’ policy β€’ civics β€’ tech 201 - 500 employees Founded 2009 🀲 Charity πŸ›οΈ Government 🌍 Social Impact Principal Software Engineer 39 minutes ago πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States – Remote πŸ’΅ $143.9k - $176.1k / year ⏰ Full Time πŸ”΄ Lead πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Full-stack Engineer AWS Cloud Firewalls Google Cloud Platform Java Jenkins Python Ruby Ruby on Rails Terraform Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem πŸ“‹ Description β€’ Take on technical responsibilities with enthusiasm and deliver with high outputs and excellence β€’ Define and give share to technical problems and their solutions when there is ambiguity β€’ Gain a deep understanding of organization-wide needs and the context of the complex systems we work in β€’ Positively influence cross-discipline colleagues across the organization and enable better decision-making β€’ Be involved in all stages of our products’ lifecycle: Research, design, prototyping, developing applications, tools, services, or specialized utility programs that integrate with government systems at scale β€’ Support and strengthen infrastructure security across the organization β€’ Deploy, configure, and manage firewalls to protect systems and data β€’ Conduct regular testing and assessments of infrastructure security β€’ Identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation strategies β€’ Guide teams on security best practices and ensure compliance with standards β€’ Collaborate cross-functionally to embed security into engineering workflows β€’ Work with ambiguity, enjoying simplifying complex product specifications into nonfunctional design and technical strategies β€’ Guide cross-portfolio architecture decisions and technical specifications that persuasively articulate a technical approach β€’ Develop software with high output, high quality and high stability to maintain our uptime SLA β€’ Gain a deep understanding of organization-wide portfolio needs and simplify them into cohesive technical systems that can be leveraged by other portfolio solutions β€’ Develop technical strategies and guide technical architecture decisions across multiple workstreams and teams; and for the entire organization β€’ Prototype to show what’s possible β€’ Break down and estimate work for more junior engineers and positively influence cross-functional partners across the organization β€’ Contribute to the training and mentorship of junior software engineers β€’ Report to a Director of Engineering and travel no more than 10% of the time 🎯 Requirements β€’ 10 years of experience with an OOP language like Java, Python or Ruby, with a preference for Ruby on Rails experience and/or passion. β€’ 10 years of experience with Cloud computing platforms such as AWS or GCP, or 2 years of experience with Aptible. β€’ Understanding of computer science and web fundamentals, from data structures to APIs β€’ Eager in collaborating with others, provide technical and professional mentorship to others β€’ Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills β€’ 8 years developing and deploying with Github, CICD pipelines with Circle.ci or Jenkins. β€’ 8 or more years working in Agile Software Development model, XP, or TDD β€’ Experience optimizing performance, investigating, troubleshooting and fixing customer issues as a full-stack engineer. β€’ Experience working with PII, creating secure systems, and handling security incidents and improvements β€’ Write clean, maintainable, and well-architected code β€’ Write concise documentation β€’ Strong background in cloud infrastructure security with focus on access control, network segmentation, and data protection in large-scale environments β€’ Experience deploying and managing firewalls, intrusion detection, and monitoring systems in cloud and hybrid architectures β€’ Expertise in identity and secrets management, ensuring least-privilege access and secure handling of credentials β€’ Proficiency in encryption strategies, including securing data at rest and in transit, and guiding teams on compliance with regulatory frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, etc.) β€’ Hands-on DevOps and automation skills using Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform/OpenTofu, CloudFormation) to embed security into pipelines and deployments β€’ Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline hardening and integrating security scanning tools to identify vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle β€’ Practical experience with incident response and remediation, leveraging automation and monitoring to minimize risk β€’ Ability to translate security requirements into actionable engineering tasks and partner with DevOps/Engineering teams to implement best practices β€’ Led a team as a tech/engineering lead or engineering manager (bonus) β€’ Familiarity with pair programming and test driven development (bonus) β€’ Experience with Separation of Concerns, Service Oriented, and Component based Architecture (bonus) β€’ Experience with making government services better for people who need them most (bonus) β€’ Experience with the justice system, social safety net, or other mission relevant experience (bonus) β€’ Familiarity with AI, GAI, Data Factory, Software Connector Strategies (bonus) β€’ Must reside full-time within the United States β€’ Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time πŸ–οΈ Benefits β€’ Laptop provided β€’ $700 remote environment setup; $200 stipend and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy β€’ Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month β€’ $1000 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire β€’ Up to $1000 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $2000 β€’ Employees under 3 years are eligible for a 100% employer match of up to 3% of employee contribution β€’ Employees with 3+ years are eligible for an additional 50% employer contribution over 3%, to a maximum of 5% β€’ Full benefits package with options up to 100% coverage toward select medical, dental, and vision plans β€’ Employer contributes up to 80% of the cost towards dependent and family coverage β€’ Code for America employees may work remotely across the US β€’ Code for America employees main residence must be within the US β€’ Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday β€’ Collaborative working hours: we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT; we expect all Code for America staff to be available during these set working hours β€’ Open personal time off, a minimum of 16 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day β€’ Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually β€’ Competitive paid parental and family leave β€’ 4 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years of service, with an option of up to 4 additional weeks of unpaid time away